Lincicome shoots 71 but misses cut at Barbasol Championship

By Gary B. Graves

Updated
8:38 pm PDT, Saturday, July 21, 2018

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Brittany Lincicome walked off the 18th green after her first PGA Tour event to applause before stopping on the way to the clubhouse to sign autographs and acknowledge spectators’ warm wishes.

The LPGA Tour player made sure to savor every moment of a historic weekend she wished could have lasted longer.

“I would’ve liked to have shot better” Thursday, said Lincicome, who missed the cut at the Barbasol Championship after shooting a 1-under 71 on Saturday. “Obviously, today was a pretty nice day, so I guess ending with today’s round is a good way to leave.”

Robert Streb, six-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan, Tom Lovelady and Troy Merritt shared the lead at 18-under after a busy day in which much of the field had to complete the rain-delayed second round before starting the third.

Sam Ryder — who played with Lincicome — and Blayne Barber each shot 63, and Billy Horschel had a 69 to stand within a stroke of the lead.

Attention before that focused on how Lincicome would finish, with her chance of making golf history out of reach.

The eight-time LPGA Tour winner with two major titles was the first woman since Michelle Wie in 2008 to play in a PGA Tour event. Lincicome had sought to join Babe Zaharias (1945) as the only women to make the cut. Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam and Suzy Whaley have also played in PGA Tour events.

Lincicome faced a huge hurdle after an opening 78 left her near the bottom of the field. She had six birdies in Saturday’s rain-delayed second round, highlighted by an eagle-3 at 17.